Come get fit and have fun in a supportive and encouraging environment.

Belly Dance is a full body workout that tones the abs, waist, arms, legs, thighs, and glutes. Shimmy Dreams offers Egyptian and Turkish style Belly Dance classes. We have a professional and multilevel troupe of dancers to perform at local events. We also offer performance and workshop opportunities.

Belly Dance instructor and professional dancer, Samira Dawn has been a fitness professional and Bellydancer for over a decade. She has performed Belly Dancing at numerous events in the San Francisco Bay Area and Has been a regular featured belly dancer at 12 Morroccan style restaurants throughout the S.F. East Bay.

Samira is known as an energetic and elegant dancer who infuses her dance with abundant personality, energy, beauty, and lyric passion.

Her performance style is termed "Modern Cabaret" which is deeply rooted in the dance traditions of various Middle Eastern countries such as Lebanon, Jordan, and Urban Egypt.